Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is to meet popular actor Kamal Haasan for the political purpose on Thursday in Chennai. Haasan is preparing to enter politics. A source close to Kejriwal told The Indian Express, “Arvind Kejriwal will be travelling to Chennai Thursday to meet Kamal Haasan,[Read More…]
The Madras high court on Wednesday has said that no floor test would be held in Tamil Nadu assembly until petitions challenging disqualification of AIADMK MLAs are disposed off. The 18 legislators support former deputy general secretary, TTV Dinakaran. They say that their disqualification by speaker doesn’t stand legal check[Read More…]
Former Congress leader, Shankersinh Vaghela, on Tuesday, joined ‘Jan Vikalp’, a party formed by his supporters. It was launched by his supporters, with hoardings and an online media campaign. Launched on 5 September, Jan Vikalp, is likely to remain active throughout the election season. The website, www.Janvikalp.in states that the people of[Read More…]
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday slammed the Congress-led Karnataka government over the ‘slow speed’ of the investigation into the murder of journalist, Gauri Lankesh. Attacking the state government, Kumar said that there was a ‘lack of concrete lead’ in the murder case. Kumar was speaking to the media[Read More…]
JD(U) chief and Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday said that he supports Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s stand on holding simultaneous elections to Parliament and state assemblies. “I favour and support in principle a synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country,” Nitish told the media. The[Read More…]
Congress leader and former Union minister, Manish Tewari, triggered controversy among people after he used an abusive word for Bhakts in a tweet. His tweet generated much outrage who said that it did not suit a former minister to use such language. Is Se Khate Hain Chutiyon Ko Bhakt Bana[Read More…]
In conversation with The Sunday Express, Delhi deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia, said that it will be difficult to find a viable alternative to the BJP at the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections because “there is no credible opposition in the country”. “The problem is that the BJP[Read More…]
Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale, on Sunday stated that reservations in jobs should increase from 49.5 % to 75 % on economic criteria and that higher castes must also benefit from it. Athawale, who is from the Republican Party of India and had earlier[Read More…]
The results of the elections to Delhi University Students’ Union has been declared on Wednesday with NSUI winning three seats along with the president post. ABVP won the post of secretary in a close contest. NSUI won president, vice-president and joint secretary post while ABVP won secretary post. The NSUI[Read More…]
Rebel JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav, said that it is a real struggle that he would surely win, a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) disposed off his application, staking claim over party symbol. Talking to ANI, Yadav said that he would speak on this issue at a press[Read More…]
The Congress on Tuesday said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who “insulted” India on foreign soil after the BJP accused Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, of disrespecting PM Modi in his speech at a US university. “We are surprised at the criticism that is unwarranted and unjustified made by[Read More…]
Responding to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the US today, union minister, Smriti Irani, took a jibe at him and said that him attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a foreign country was “deplorable.” She described Gandhi as “a failed dynast” who “chose to speak about his failed political[Read More…]
Amid rising cases of child abuse and sexual assault in schools, union minister, Maneka Gandhi has suggested that drivers, conductors and non-teaching staff in schools should be women. The women and child development (WCD) minister said that her department has also approached the human resource development ministry in this regard.[Read More…]
Leaders of opposition parties headed by DMK working president MK Stalin met Tamil Nadu governor, C Vidyasagar Rao on Sunday. He urged him to convene the state assembly within a week so that the K Palaniswamigovernment can prove its majority. “We urged the Governor to convene the assembly within a[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president, Amit Shah said it was only after BJP came to power in Gujarat that development happened. Shah addressed Gujarat’s youth in Ahmedabad’s Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium on Sunday. This address was ahead of the assembly polls in the state and is part of the day[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Friday has said that the BJP and the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi were busy dividing society in their quest to retain power. He said, only the Congress ideology could take on the BJP and the RSS. He also took potshots at the saffron government on[Read More…]
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of senior Kannada journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh. “It is a philosophy…anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP and RSS, is pressurised, beaten, attacked and even killed”, Gandhi said. “People say that the PM[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah will address the ‘biggest ever town hall’ in the nation in Ahmedabad to launch party’s poll campaign for Gujarat assembly polls in the state. Gujarat BJP has already started substantial marketing drive ahead of the mega town hall programme of Shah. At[Read More…]
Days after losing water resources and Ganga rejuvenation portfolio, union minister Uma Bharti said that her term in the position cannot be dubbed as a failure. Bharti insisted that there had been no failure in implementing the Ganga programme. “I have not failed in the Ganga programme. Yesterday after Gadkari[Read More…]
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said he held “fruitful talks” with Chinese President, Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit on Tuesday. “Met President Xi Jinping. We held fruitful talks on bilateral relations between India and China,” PM tweeted after their meeting. “Healthy and stable relations” between the[Read More…]
Ever since the cabinet rejig happened on 3 September, Nitish Kumar’s party, JD(U)’s non-entry into the Modi cabinet has remained a big talking point. The Bihar CM has played it down saying that it was never discussed. However, sources said that the PM spoke to Nitish at least twice ahead[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi accused Narendra Modi government of promoting crony capitalism at a cost to the small and medium enterprise. “The debt of farmers in Gujarat is to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore, but Tata Nano has been given Rs 60,000 crore loan at 0.01 per cent,” Gandhi[Read More…]
Trinamool Congress MP, Sultan Ahmed died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday at the age of 64. Ahmed was chosen to the 15th Lok Sabha from Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency) on a TMC ticket and had also served as the union minister of state for tourism during Manmohan Singh[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman as defence minister is an “excellent” choice in the cabinet reshuffle feels defense expert PK Sehgal. “I think it is an excellent choice. She is focused, committed, hardworking leader,” he said. Sitharaman will prove to be an outstanding defense minister and has established herself as a persevering leader,[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi will be meeting several party workers and district unit presidents during his visit to Ahmedabad on Monday. His meeting is planned in view of the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections. This will be his first public engagement since his return from Norway. During his visit, Gandhi will[Read More…]